/*
 * Copyright 2008 Sanjiv Sahayam
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */
package com.googlecode.pinthura.factory;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * Annotation used for dynamic factory injection.
 */
@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface Factory {

    /**
     * The factory <code>Class</code>. to use.
     * @return The factory <code>Class</code>. to use.
     */
    Class<?> factoryClass();

    /**
     * The index of this parameter on the target objects constructor.
     * @return The index of this parameter on the target object's constructor.
     */
    int index();
}
